{I?m Too Sexy For My Auntie!}

Wow!  What a great workout!  Just got home from the gym & I did a whopping 4 miles in 1 hour.  I brought my workout indoors & hopped on the treadmill & alternated between a 2% incline and an 8% incline.  My speed ranged between a light walking pace of 3 miles/hour to a light jog of 5-6 miles/hour.  The last five minutes were tough… mentally.  I wanted nothing more than to stop because you know… I’m a quitter like that… haha.  But I kept rehearsing the following mantra inside my head:

Just keep going.  Don’t worry about what your body can or cannot do.  If it can’t stand the heat… it will tell you so.

And it worked!  What an accomplishment!  I was only hoping that my body would tell me it could take no more before  I collapsed to the floor… haha.  Anyways, 4 miles may not be such a big deal to many of you expert marathoners out there… but that is a HUGE deal for me.  Mostly because I NEVER run… like… ever.  But I am in training mode for my upcoming Avon Walk For Breast Cancer marathon… and I need all the practice I can get!  I’ve only just begun my fundraising efforts for the event.  If you feel called to make a donation :)… you may do so here.  While the Avon walk is just that… a walk… I’d like to eventually work my way to running a full marathon because I have my eye on this:

Team In Training {TNT} for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Keep me in your prayers!  If all works out… I’ve got another marathon on my plate!

This afternoon, the family and I made our way to Valley Fair Mall for some grub… and a little play time.

Look how cute!  I imagine she is probably rehearsing the “I’m Too Sexy” song in her head while she shows off her uber cool shades.

Cannot believe how OLD this song is!!!

Here is the little playground in the mall… where’s Nicole?

There she is!!! 

Yikes!  I cannot believe how expensive little kiddie rides have gotten.  I remember when they used to be 25 cents… and now they are a whopping dollar!!!

At the food court… I munched on a bit of mongolian BBQ and some Japanese teriyaki.  YUM! 

Tonight… I’ve got work on the agenda.  I have a feeling it will be a very very long night.  What are your plans for this evening?

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